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May 28, 2014
Teaching Americans to dance like Israelis
Being an Israeli in the United States can have its challenges. Social customs are slightly different, you miss your friends and family — and the coffee’s not the same.
Bringing Klezmer to Ojai Music Festival
Growing up Jewish in Philadelphia, Uri Caine, the genre-bending jazz pianist and composer, said he was “too cool for klezmer.”
“The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)” to premiere at Ojai Fest
In addition to Uri Caine’s appearance, another highlight of this year’s Ojai Music Festival sounds like a joke, and, at least in part, it is.
Israeli soldier suspended after fatal West Bank shootings, report says
Israel has suspended a soldier in the fatal shootings of two Palestinian teenagers at a protest held on May 15 in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
World of adventure for the bookshelf
The summer season offers some remarkable opportunities for face-to-face encounters with authors who are celebrated not merely for their celebrity but for the quality of their written work.
Battleground California: How UCLA became the epicenter of the campus battle for Israel
If only Lauren Rogers had known what she was getting herself into when she signed up to go to Israel.
Avi Oved: A new Jewish student leader
Abraham “Avi” Oved, a Jewish student at UCLA, has been nominated to become the 2015-2016 student regent on the University of California Board of Regents.
Donald Sterling’s reverse lawyer-up: Will fight NBA to keep L.A. Clippers
Donald Sterling said the NBA has no basis for stripping him of ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers.
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